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Those who use Marysville’s sports fields might have to start paying up. At city finance committee meeting this week, Marysville Public Service Director Mike Andrako told the committee about a reservat...

Inmates at the Ohio Reformatory for Women pack meals at the facility’s gym Wednesday. Over the course of Tuesday and Wednesday, the women packed 200,000 meals to go out to various charities in the are...

The Union County Health Department (UCHD) is getting tough on pediatric cancer. UCHD Health Commissioner Jason Orcena said the board had already become aware of the pediatric cancer issue in Union Cou...

The city will be getting into the Christmas spirit this month when it hosts its Christmas Walk and tree lighting Monday, Nov. 27. From 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., citizens will be able to explore the Uptown and...

Pictured above is a crash scene on U.S. 42 last month in which a truck rammed into the side of a building, causing extensive structural damage. Residents along U.S. 42 have complained about speed alon...

Marysville Facility Maintenance Manager Scott Ferguson sets up decorations this morning at Partners Park for this month’s Christmas Walk and tree lighting. On Monday, Nov. 27, residents will be able t...

North Lewisburg Village Council on Tuesday unanimously passed its first reading of an ordinance that would allow the village to prohibit medical marijuana cultivators, processors and retail dispensari...

The Richwood Village Council met for its regular Monday night meeting and Mayor Scott Jerew swore in Officer Evan Martindale. He was hired as a part-time police officer for Richwood and received his f...

Invokes penalty for utility work; seeks help from new company The City of Marysville has some problems with the contractor working on its waterline replacement project, and council made that known at ...

The Leesburg Township Trustees recently celebrated by burning the paid mortgage to the Leesburg Township Fire Department facility 12985 Route 347. Pictured, from left to right, are township trustees J...

Boy Scouts Nate Eudaily, right, and Jacob Lee, left, led the Pledge of Allegiance at Monday’s meeting of the Plain City Village Council. The Scouts observed the meeting to fulfill a troop requirement....

In one of the most contentious meetings of the year, Mayor Virgil Ray Reisinger was the tie-breaking vote that took down an ordinance aimed at enforcing property maintenance codes. Throughout the mont...

Union County Sheriff’s Deputies and units from the Marysville Fire Department responded to the intersection of Scottslawn Road and Route 736 for an injury crash involving a 2002 Ford Taurus that was s...

Residents around Union County observed Veterans Day on Saturday. Above, Jerome Township officials and residents observed Veterans Day at 11 a.m., Saturday at the veterans’ monument in New California. ...

Dog owner Jeff Book, of Milford Center, decided that Friday afternoon would be a good day to let his dogs play at Schwarzkopf Park. Bailey, a 6-month-old Australian shepherd, and Maizy, a 1-year-old p...

ALLEN –––– A Columbus man and woman could each be facing more than a decade in prison for their roles in an organized theft ring. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Daniel N. Allen and Jessica H...

The Marysville School District is taking steps to eliminate a water problem at the Early College High School. Enviro-Construction of Alexandria submitted the low bid of $88,329 for the work, which wil...

Pictured above is the rendering of Home 2 Suites presented at Wednesday night’s Marysville Design Review Board meeting for the new hotel to go in on Colemans Crossing Boulevard. Board members expresse...

Union County election officials are pleased with Tuesday’s elections. “I don’t think we had any major issues, just normal things,” said Tina LaRoche, director of the Union County Board of Elections. L...

Authorities responded to a fatal vehicle crash that occurred on U.S. 42 near Bell Road Wednesday evening. According to a release from the Union County Sheriff’s Office, a 2007 Toyota Corolla hit a sem...

It was close, but the results of Tuesday’s election means the Union County Mental Health and Recovery Board (MHRB) will have some new money to work with. Residents voted 5,662 to 4,837 to pass a tax l...

It was a night for incumbents in township races around Union County. In Jerome Township, C.J. Lovejoy and Joe Craft defended their trustee seats against challenger Andrew Diamond. In Paris Township, D...

In January, Plain City Village Council will look very different. According to unofficial results from the Union and Madison County boards of election, Shannon Pine, 332 votes, Darren Lee, 316 votes, J...

Two school boards in the county will be changing a few of their council members, according to unofficial election results from the Union County Board of Elections. For the Fairbanks board of education...

Joan Burns, right, has been a poll worker for more than 60 years. She says she enjoys being in the community and seeing people she knows. This morning about 7 a.m., Burns’ neighbor, Brande Vollrath ca...

The above map shows the new proposed boundary of the historical preservation district, outlined in yellow, as well as the new Uptown-specific zones the city proposed at Monday’s planning commission me...

A rash of car break-ins and the time change from daylight-saving time ending led to a series of public warnings at Monday night’s Jerome Township Trustees meeting. Union County Sheriff Jamie Patton wa...

Authorities searched a Columbus residence last week connected to multiple vehicle thefts that occurred in Marysville and Milford Center last week, but no suspect yet. From Wednesday through Friday mor...

The Union County Sheriff’s Office is joining Marysville Police investigating of a string of vehicle thefts that occurred alongside similar thefts in Marysville last week. Sheriff’s Office reports have...

Tuesday, voters around the county will go to the polls to select leaders for their villages, townships and school boards. In some areas however, the choice has already been made. A look at ballots in ...